IRS Werfel
Agency Oversight

IRS seeks $104B for multi-year modernization fund to maintain customer service improvements

Congress
Budget

Congress proceeds with $20B cut to IRS modernization fund in FY 2024 spending deal

Media Biden Fighting Back
Federal Newscast

White House wants Congress to give IRS back promised Inflation Reduction Act funds

IRS, telework, return-to-office
Workforce

IRS gets pushback on its return-to-office plans — for going too far, and not far enough

IRS Werfe
Agency Oversight

IRS puts 125,000 high-income individuals not filing tax returns on notice, to recoup millions owed

IRS Werfe
Workforce

Treasury, IRS set 50% return-to-office target for employees to meet 'governmentwide' standard

Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., speaks during a news conference
Congress

Senators press for barcodes on tax returns so IRS can process them faster

IRS Upgrade
Government Shutdown

IRS tells Congress to avoid ‘disruptive’ government shutdown ahead of tax filing season

Tax Season Stats
Hiring/Retention

IRS digs out from pandemic-era challenges, but struggles on some hiring goals, watchdog tells Congress

IRS Direct File, GAO, USDS
Agency Oversight

IRS workforce development plan lacks one crucial element

IRS Werfe
Workforce

IRS commissioner outlines progress in agency’s ‘tech-enabled transformation’

IRS Werfel
Agency Oversight

IRS reorganizes its top ranks, with focus on ‘historic’ agency modernization

IRS Werfe
Hiring/Retention

IRS commissioner expects to see enforcement hiring to 'ramp up' in coming months

IRS Free Filing
Cybersecurity

IRS cybersecurity chief says agency has made ‘tremendous progress’ on logging

Biden Yellen Banking
Agency Oversight

IRS to launch callback option for most taxpayers next filing season

IRS Werfel
Hiring/Retention

IRS sees better customer service through increased hiring, but GAO warns of high attrition